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Howden Africa
Focused
yet diverse Howden Africa is a market driven, customer orientated company: its main business activities are the design, manufacture and marketing of air and gas handling solutions to a wide range of industries
written by: John O’Hanlon research by: Jeff Abbott
Compressor plant for a Howden thermal ice storage system
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owden Africa was established in companies to focus on supplying a range of Johannesburg in 1952, to supply market-leading products to applications where fans for the mining and power performance and reliability are paramount. generation industries, just under The Howden business units located in Africa a century after the Scottish are Howden Power, Howden Fan Equipment, engineer and inventor James Howden set Howden Projects and Donkin Fans. What sets up the parent company in Glasgow. Howden Howden Africa apart from its competitors is was an innovator par excellence, but his most that many of the technologies used in these successful invention was a forced draught industries, including mine ventilation and system that dramatically improved the cooling, were first conceptualised by Howden performance of steam boilers. itself. The business units are supported by two Today Howden and its many subsidiaries world-class manufacturing centres designed have a long history of innovation in the air to service their particular needs, both located and gas handling field. It has grown to become in South Africa. The Johannesburg operation a worldwide organisation handles a range of large with over 4,200 employees scale engineered plant and products, including the design and companies in 17 countries. Its equipment can and fabrication of turnkey be found in virtually every projects. It manufactures industry, but particularly equipment including fans, The year Howden Africa heat exchangers, furnaces and in those such as power was established cooling systems, gas cleaning generation, petrochemicals, solutions and dust scrubbers. mining, steelmaking and cement manufacture, where the most arduous The Port Elizabeth centre is responsible air and gas handling duties are to be found. for the design and manufacture of the So Howden has been a major engineering comprehensive range of Donkin preforce in Africa for over 60 years – well over engineered fans and accessories. Howden in fact, since as early as 1925, Howden customers thus have the benefits of a companies were supplying main surface fans personal service and a presence in Africa to South African, Zimbabwean and Zambian with all the additional advantages of access mines. In early 2012, the Howden Global to an international network of world-class holding company Charter International was technological and engineering skill. Its acquired by the global manufacturing group involvement in the past development of Colfax Corporation of the United States. Africa’s industrial infrastructure is in this way Though the customers probably did not detect matched by its commitment to the future. any immediate change in the service they Howden Power has supplied virtually all receive, the synergies with Colfax’s existing the boiler Forced Draught (FD), Induced fluid handling capabilities will help both Draught (ID) and Primary Air (PA) fans for
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Internoise (Pty) Ltd t/a International Sound Control & Insulation 13 Francolin Street, Somerset West, 7130|Tel. +27-(0)21- 855 1530 | Fax. +27-(0)21- 855 0875 | www.intsound.co.za
WE SOLVE YOUR NOISE PROBLEMS TURN-KEY SOLUTIONS • Survey / Measurements / Advice • Acoustical & Mechanical Design • Engineering & Fabrication • Installation & Commissioning • 25 Years Worldwide Experience • German Experts MAJOR CONTRACTS • Power Stations (via Howden Power) - Medupi and Kusile P.S. for Eskom South Africa, 2 x 6 Boilers - All Silencers for FD- Fans 8000 x 8500 x 5050 mm and for the PA – Fans 2000 x 2900 x 1500 mm • Mines (via Howden Fan Equipment) - Ø 5673 x Ø7172 x 2800 H conical Silencer, Zondagfontein Mine, South Africa - Conical Silencer Ø 4163 x Ø 5000 x 4000 lg. Paardekraal Mine, South Africa
• Mines (via Actom - ex Alsthom/ABB-Flakt) - Ø 6300 x Ø 6829 x 1500 high conical Silencers, Thubelisha Mine, South Africa - Ø 6600 x Ø 7258 x 2500 high Conical Silencers for Shondoni Mine, South Africa - Ø 6600 x Ø 7258 x 2500 high Conical Silencers for Impumelelo Mine,South Africa • Mines (directly) Anglo – Gold - Ø 4310 x Ø 6625 x 3000 long Inlet Silencers for Bulk Air Cooling Towers at Anglogold-Ashanti Moab Khotsong Mine, South Africa. De Beers - Large Blow- off Silencers for Main Compressor House at Cullinan Diamond Mine, South Africa.
I N T E R N AT I O N A L S O U N D C O N T R O L H A S T H E GRIPS ON NOISE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI - MOAB KHOTSONG GOLDMINE 3 off Ø 4310 x Ø 6225 x 3000 LG. CONICAL EVASE TYPE SILENCERS FOR BULK AIR COOLING TOWERS
CONICAL EVASE TYPE SILENCER, Ø 7172 / Ø 5674 x 2800 H FOR HOWDEN FAN EQUIPMENT / ZONDAGFONTEIN MINE
W E D E S I G N , E N G I N E E R , M A N U FAC T U R E A N D I N S TA L L E F F E C T I V E A N D E C O N O M I C S O L U T I O N S
Howden Africa all of Eskom’s fossil-fired fleet of 13 power stations dating back to the 1960s. However as Africa’s leading supplier of boiler fan and air pre-heater technology it also supplies, petrochemical, sugar, paper and many other industries. It maintains a comprehensive inventory of parts and detailed records of every major installation. Additionally, it frequently finds a way to make considerable medium and long-term savings by refitting older plants with up-to-date fan and pre-heater equipment that offers far greater efficiency. It is happy to provide costed proposals for
any installation, whether or not it currently uses Howden equipment, to investigate the potential advantages of a partial or total refit.” Africa’s deep mines represent some of the most challenging and demanding situations in the world. Howden built its reputation by providing solutions for engineered systems in harsh environments and has taken the demands of deep mine ventilation in gold mining, where excavations often extend to depths of thousands of metres, in its stride. The quality and performance of equipment such as underground booster
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INTERNOISE (PTY) LTD Company owner and MD, Heinz J. Beinroth (Dipl.-Ing & Dipl. Wirtsch.-Ing), has more than 25 years experience in the Noise Control Industry. Heinz worked for 15 years with G+H Montage, largest insulation & noise control company in Germany with some 5500 employees (Head of Export Division). A further 7.5 years was spent at Willich, the second largest insulation and noise control company in Germany where he
held the position as Area Manager for South and Southern Africa. In 1995, Willich set up their South African Division and in 1999 the Willich Division was taken over by H.J. Beinroth and the name changed to Internoise (Pty) Ltd. t/a International Sound Control & Insulation. Over the last 25 years they have been involved in many major noise control projects in the USA, India, UK, Indonesia, Malaysia, U.A.Emirates and Germany. Their South African projects include Kendal, Letabo, Matimba, Majuba (Power Stations), Saldanha Steel, Sasol 2 and many others. www.intsound.co.za
Specialists in: • Detailing, planning and fabrication of all types of structural steelwork, Platework and piping with specialised welding capabilities. • Plant fabrication and have the capacity to fabricate shop and site assembled Tanks, Chutes, Storage Bins, Silos, Ducting, Conveyors, Structures and Launders. • Drawing office service includes detailing and developing fabrication items for various industries. • Planet Projects has a comprehensive construction team to perform site erections and construction duties. Planet Projects is an ISO 9001:2008 and OHSAS 18001:2007 certified company and all work undertaken is subject to our Quality Assurance and Safety Processes. Tel: 011 738 1700 | E-mail: info@planetprojects.co.za www.planetprojects.co.za
Industrial Cleaning - T: +27 16 971 1218 | E: rockent@mweb.co.za Hydraulics & Engineering - F: +27 16 971 35 30 | E: andriesrockent@vodamail.co.za
Howden Africa and surface ventilation units PLANET PROJECTS has helped to introduce Our line of business is the detailing, planning and Howden products into other fabrication of all types of structural steelwork, plate work facets of mining such as dust and piping with specialised welding capabilities and we scrubbing and temperature also specialise in plant fabrication and have the capacity control, designing and of fabricating all types of shop and site- assembled Tanks, manufacturing a range of Chutes, Storage bins, Silo’s, Ducting, Conveyors, Structures and Launders. process compressors to cool Planet Projects is an ISO 9001:2008 and OHSAS deep-level gold mines. 18001:2007 certified company and all work undertaken is The technologies offered subject to our Quality Assurance and Safety Processes. by Howden to the mining Our clients include Howden, Alstom, Bhubezi Projects, sector are changing. South Bateman, TWP Projects, Anglo Platinum, Impala Platinum, African mines are getting Xstrata Coal, Group Five and Goldfields.. deeper, and conventional www.planetprojects.co.za air cooling methods using surface chillers and blowers are becoming inadequate and energyinefficient, making it necessary to use hard ice plants to cool underground air. At 1,500 metres underground, rock surfaces reach 57 degrees, and hard ice plants provide an economical method of cooling. The acquisition of Donkin Manufacturing in 1988 strengthened Howden’s position in medium and smaller fans that can shift up to 13,000 cubic metres per hour. The company had built up a considerable reputation since its foundation in 1956. Donkin has a modern, comprehensively-equipped manufacturing facility with full performance and noise level testing capabilities in Port Elizabeth, and sales offices in Johannesburg, Cape Geoffrey Chingwaru
“Howden has been a major engineering force in Africa for over 60 years”
Town and Durban. Donkin Fans supplied several different fan types for installation in the new soccer stadiums constructed for the 2010 World Cup, for example the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth. And it doesn’t just supply the local market, having built up a considerable export business, including the recent supply of 500 HVAC ventilation fans, comprising both roof units and axial flow fans, to the prestigious Old Town Commercial Island project in Dubai. The diverse capabilities of the business come together in Howden Projects, which provides cost effective turnkey solutions to a variety of industries including mining, manufacturing and power generation. Wherever air cleaning is an issue, a system can be designed to keep particulate levels within statutory levels. Howden can design and supply single units, to integrate with and improve a customer’s existing plant, or become totally involved with the development of new projects from feasibility studies and consultancy right through to a full design, manufacturing, installation, testing and commissioning package with the highest standards of engineering and quality control throughout. A good example is its work at Eskom’s Majuba power station
in Mpumalanga, which boasts the world’s largest fabric filter plant - designed, built and installed by Howden Gas Cleaning. Howden Africa has always been a great place to work and to acquire engineering skills. Being part of a global group allows
“South African mines are getting deeper, and conventional air cooling methods are becoming inadequate”
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Howden main surface fan
the expertise and experience gained in one location to be applied in another and is an essential part of the approach that has kept Howden at the forefront of technology, and it has long recognised the importance of allowing individual engineers to develop their skills and knowledge to the full. In 2008, the company took the groundbreaking step of adding a formal dimension to its training capabilities by instituting Howden Academy, a residential training course in which engineers from all Howden business units are brought together for an introduction to the technologies and business
practices it employs and the industries in which it operates. This has the additional benefit of reinforcing the spirit of friendship, co-operation and shared knowledge that has always distinguished the company and is exemplified in South Africa by its support for broad-based black economic empowerment (BBBEE) as the best route to empowerment for all the country’s communities. For more information about Howden Africa visit: www.howden.com
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